It's not the discussion that I object to, in case you're wondering. It's the sensationalism of the article you posted. Seemed more aimed at scaring the bejeesus out of folks than anything else. It doesn't seem like anything else you've said is going in any other direction. What were you hoping for?

The folks who have to discuss this are the ones at the top - folks at top military and national security levels and folks who make sure vaccines and antibiotics are available, and doctors are trained to recognise outbreaks and know how to treat patients. Personally, I'm not going to shut myself in a hermetically sealed house, drink only bottled water, stay away from people and talk about how scared we should all be. Somebody will do that, I'm sure - it just won't be me.

The toxic agent in castor beans is ricin.